Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the first episode of Life in the Fast Lanes, Jit Lim, Keysight's program manager for USB solutions, talks about the history of the USB standard, how USB Type-C mandates will affect the consumer electronics market, and what testing challenges developers face with the new USB Version 2.0 standard.

Life in the Fast Lanes is a monthly series from Keysight exploring the latest in high-speed digital design and development. We interview Keysight experts, covering on topics like new data standards, emerging technologies, industry trends, and design and test challenges that developers face in the data center networking and consumer electronics industries.

0:00 - Introduction
1:24 History of the USB standard
2:44 USB4 vs USB Type-C
3:40 USB-C mandates
5:44 USB4 Version 2.0 specification
7:28 NRZ vs PAM3
8:45 USB rebranding
10:25 USB4 Version 2.0 test challenges
11:20 Future of USB
12:42 Conclusion